Toy.



T. J. MICHENER.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15, 1911.

1,023,324. Patented Apr. 16, 191-2.

THURMAN J. MICHENER, OF CI-LARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

Application filed February 15, 1911. Serial No. 608,861.

With the above and other objects in view,

I have invented the toy illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy,

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation thereof, Flg.

3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the car in longitudinal verticalsection, and Fig. 4: is a top plan view of the device.

Referring to the accompanying drawings 1 indicates a car mounted on apair of centrally disposed grooved rollers or wheels 2 and 3, each ofwhich are secured to the car by means of depending members 4c and 5,which come together at their bottom ends and have secured thereto aweighted member 6 which is adapted to hold the car in proper verticalposition on the cable 7 The member 6 is provided with planes 8 and 9 oneon either side thereof. Mounted on the outer ends of the axles 10 and 11are propeller wheels 12 and 13, and mounted on an axle 14: are a pair ofpropeller wheels 15. The axle lt is j ournaled into the side of the carand located under the seat 16, and a wheel 17 fixedly mounted on theaxle 14. engages and is revolved by the wheel 2. The revolution of thiswheel causes the revolution of the propeller wheels 15. The wheel 2 isfixedly mounted on the axle 10 and a spring 18 is also mounted on thisaxle 10, one of its ends being secured to the member 2 and the other endbeing fixed to the member 1. One end of the axle 10 has a crank handle19 thereon, which is adapted to wind up the spring 18. A member 20 isadapted to engage the notches 21 in the wheel 12 and lock it againstrotation until it is desired to start the device. Planes 22 and 23 areattached to the sides of the car and a propeller 24 is secured to thefront end thereof.

l/Vhen the device is wound up and allowed to operate on a fine wirecable it will present a very realistic appearance as all of thepropeller wheels will be operating at one time; the wheel 24 by contactwith the air and the others by means of the rotation of the axles uponwhich they are mounted. The wheels 15 will revolve in a directionopposite to that of the wheels 12 and 13 adding to the elfect presentedby the toy.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. A toy comprising a car mounted on centrally disposed grooved wheels,means for causing the rotation of said wheels, and bladed wheels mountedon the ends of the axles bearing said grooved wheels.

2. A toy comprising a car mounted on centrally disposed grooved wheels,means for causing the rotation of said wheels, bladed wheels mounted onthe ends of the axles bearing said grooved wheels, and

means for balancing said car upon a suspended cable.

3. A toy comprising a car mounted on centrally disposed grooved wheels,means for causing the rotation of said wheels, bladed wheels mounted onthe ends of the axles bearing said grooved wheels, means for balancingsaid car upon a suspended cable, an axle mounted on said car above oneof said grooved wheels.

4. A toy comprising a car mounted on centrally disposed grooved wheels,means for causing the rotation of said wheels, bladed wheels mounted onthe ends of the axles bearing said grooved wheels, means for balancingsaid car on a suspended cable, an axle mounted on said car above one ofthe grooved wheels, a wheel fixedly mounted on said axle, and adapted toengage the grooved wheel thereunder.

5. A toy comprising a car mounted on centrally disposed grooved Wheels,means grooved Wheel thereunder, bladed Wheels for causing the rotationof said Wheels, mounted on the ends of said axle. 10 bladed Wheelsmounted on the ends of the In testimony whereof I afiix my signatureaxles bearing said grooved Wheels, means in presence of two Witnesses.

for balancing said car on a suspended cable, THURMAN J. MICHENER. anaxle mounted on said car above one of Witnesses:

the grooved Wheels, a Wheel fixedly mounted W. J. HAZLETT,

on said axle, and adapted to engage the M. F. HAZLETT.

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